Why a light pistol?

Plastic or Steel

Plastic or steel?:confused:

As far as I can tell it boils down to personal preference.

I don't carry so I will leave that up to others to comment on. :p

For action shooting I don't think steel has quite the advantage it may have once had. During the 2008 IDPA Nationals many of the top shooters used plastic guns and some of those won their divisions. ;)

Personally I prefer the plastic guns. I like the simplicity of the striker fired action. No external safety to contend with. Point and shoot. No doubt this is a hold-over from shooting revolvers. :)

I tried some steel guns but -for me- the disadvantages outweighed the advantages. I found the steel gun slower to draw and slower to drive from target to target. I also did not like the DA/SA with the attendant 2 types of trigger manipulation required. I didn't see enough of a recoil difference to make me feel it was worthwhile working through the other issues.:cool:

On the other hand I find the M&P quick to draw and very fast to manipulate. recoil is no issue. With a proper grip recoil is not an issue, the sights go up slightly and then come right back down onto the target-just like they are supposed to. I think the lack of external safeties is a big plus for me in action shooting. Just point and shoot.:D

On the balance I prefer the lighter plastic guns. Right now I am shooting a M&P9 and plan on buying another as a spare/backup. I also plan on picking up a M&P.45 to shoot CDP.

I would really like to try a Glock but they don't like lead bullets.:(

Anyhow...that's how I see it.:cheers:

John
 
geologist said:
I had them on my last ATC that was good till Nov. 2008. I don't know about now but From others I hear that they are saying wheel guns only.
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I want to apply for an ATC at some point, but I only have two restricted's... a p226 in 9mm and a game getter in .44/.22lr.
 
D_ said:
... But if your or your seventy-seven old man can show me faster shooting - lets see it.
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Sorry, no can do! My dad never played games with his 1911, it's just a tool he learned to use for his job. I don't know if he could ever shoot it as fast as you, the point is that for what he needed it, he didn't have to. He shot it as fast as he needed to, one handed to boot, and he's still alive to keep carrying it. Think you could do that if your targets were shooting back at you, instead of just ringing and falling down? But who cares anyways, as I said before, it's a matter of preference. Just because a lighter gun is better for somebody else, it doesn't mean it's going to be better for me too. ;) And I can tell you that for ME, recoil slows my transitions down more than gun weight does. But I agree, the draw is something else. Again, as I said before, YMMV.
 
Some people, young people especially, have difficulty holding a steel-framed pistol at full arm extension for the duration of a string of fire.

So...whatever works...
 
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